Finland this week became the latest country to withdraw from an international agreement that bans the use of antipersonnel mines, joining several fellow NATO allies in a move aimed at deterring Russian aggression.

Finland's parliament has backed the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, Bloomberg reports. During the voting, 157 lawmakers supported the withdrawal,

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland — have recently pulled out of the Ottawa Treaty or announced plans to do so. View on euronews